POA ceases on divorce 

however advisable to revoke POA and issue public notice about revocation to avoid legal complications in future 

No you need to terminate it by sending her a legal notice nd paper publication

Nops, Only if POA has given under capacity of wife than on diovrce granted by court, it will revoke but for that also revocation letter/notice will issue.

No, if the power of attorney deed is executed by a registered deed then it has to be cancelled by following due process of law for cancellation of the registered deed. 

The divorce or legal separation is not a criteria to cancel the registered power of attorney deed. 

1. Unless & Until, the POA has the relevant termination /revoking clause /time duration clause, the POA shall not be deemed to terminated, on Legal Separation /Divorce.

2. POA will lapse automatically on death of POA giver and POA receiver, PROVIDED it is not for any continuing movable /immovable property transaction.

No you have to terminate it by notice merely on divorce it is not terminated.

POA does not end with the change of marital status.

However if the agency created was gratuitous can be revoked by you at any point of time.

- No , on divorce , the POA given to wife will not terminate automatically ,

- If the POA is registered , then you will have to execute a Deed of Cancellation for terminating the same.

- Issue a termination notice to her , after mentioning that , due to ending of relation , there is left nothing in the power of attorney , and thereby you are cancelling the same. 

1. No you have to cancel it through cancellation notice.

A general power of attorney can cancelled by way of publication in the paper or sending the notice to the power of attorney holder. If the deed is registered, then it can revoked or cancelled by way of deed of revocation or cancellation. In your case, you can cancel the general power of attorney registered by sending a notice to the power of attorney holder or by executing a deed of cancellation with the general power of attorney holder.

1. No. The said POA was executed in favour of a lady who was your wife at that time.

2. Your matrimonial relationship or its termination has nothing to do with the POA you have executed in favour of the said lady.

3. The POA automatically gets extinguished only on demise of its executor.

4. You shall have to terminate the POA by sending her a letter and publishing the gist of the letter in local dailies.